Mario Balotelli, 34, closes in on shock Serie A return after four months unemployed

MARIO BALOTELLI is closing successful connected a large Serie A instrumentality aft spending the past 4 months arsenic a escaped agent.

Balotelli, 34, has been without a nine ever since his departure from Adana Demirspor successful June aft 7 goals and 1 assistance successful 16 appearances past season.

But the striker present looks acceptable for a instrumentality to elite shot aft 3 years retired successful the wilderness playing for Demirspor successful Turkey and Sion successful Switzerland.

According to transportation insider Nicolo Schira, the ex-Italy planetary has been grooming successful his bid to regain lucifer fitness.

And it looks similar the ex-Manchester City ace has impressed Genoa nine chiefs, who are keeping a adjacent eye.

Schira claims the erstwhile Liverpool ace is present awaiting the "final greenish light" to enactment pen to insubstantial with Alberto Gilardino's side.

And the Italian is "very excited" astir a imaginable instrumentality to the Serie A.

Balotelli has experienced tremendous occurrence successful Italy arsenic helium burst onto the country with Inter Milan successful 2007 astatine the property of 17.

The centre-forward went connected to amass a full of 28 goals and 15 assists successful 86 appearances during his three-year stint astatine Inter.

That led to a lucrative determination to City wherever helium spent 3 turbulent years that saw him racking up 30 goals and six assists successful 80 appearances arsenic good arsenic galore on and off-field run-ins.

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That included mounting his ain location connected occurrence by letting disconnected fireworks successful his bath and the infamous 'Why ever me' garment solemnisation against Manchester United.

Balotelli moved to his beloved AC Milan successful 2013 wherever helium spent 1 twelvemonth and registered 18 goals arsenic good arsenic 8 assists successful 41 appearances.

A Premier League instrumentality soon followed to Liverpool but helium couldn't conscionable expectations and was loaned backmost to Milan successful 2015 aft lone 4 goals successful 28 games astatine Anfield.

Stints astatine Nice, Marseille, Brescia and Monza soon followed arsenic his prima presumption started to dwindle.

Balotelli besides amassed 14 goals successful 36 caps with Italy and shone agleam during Euro 2012 arsenic helium helped his nationalist squad scope the final.